Michael Bourn vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Michael Bourn
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Michael Bourn across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 28), contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 92). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Bourn and Mike Sweeney

Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1361
153.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
5323
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4784
539.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
1272
143.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
976
110.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
191
21.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
7.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
296
33.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
628.11
70.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
1709
192.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
1736
195.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
678
76.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
361
40.69
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
1003
113.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
656.99
74.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
445
50.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
1124
126.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.59
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
38.44
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
10.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
49.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.39
78.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Michael Bourn and Mike Sweeney

Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
1.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1143
0.98
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31366
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10455.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
2.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2905
2.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.218
2.218
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.25
87.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Bourn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Michael Bourn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07